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Yeah, my mom had to go to a special hospital for bloodless surgery when she was having some tumors removed. It's one of the dumbest points of that religion. They can't even have their own blood removed and stored for later use, once it's left the body it is unclean.

And Ironicly this conversation brings me to my screen name.. nobody has asked me what my name is supposed to mean.. I saw it once (my screen name) in the book of jehovah, Akameldon means "river of blood". Now I saw this when I was a teen so Im not sure if I had remembered the spelling correctly.. There, that will give you guys something to do..

I wanted to name the band I was in in high school Akameldon, but we settled on "perpetual Mourning" named after a wonderful picture in Time magazine of a gunned down sardinian mobster who's wifes reflection can be seen in the pool of blood surrounding his body..

My cuisin almost died because of her stupidass jehovah mother, her sternum was malformed (like a button) and was not growing with the rest of her so it was causing breathing problems and putting undue stress and pressure on her heart, but my ASSHOLE JEHOVAH aunt decided thats it would be "up to jehovah" to decide her fate.. My uncle, (being normal) called bullshit on this and took her to the Shriners childrens hospital and had them correct the abnormality much to the distain of my aunt. The Ironic sick part of this story is that even though she went through all this shit when she only 7 she is a jehovah just like her mother.. Most "witnesses" are brainwashed into the sect as children, and she dumb enough to hold the same veiws as her mother knowing full well that what she "believes in" could have killed her as a child..

I come from a strong religious family, its annoying how much of a strain they put themselves to try and convert me and and my catholic family. My family is a mix of Catholic, Mormon, and Jehovah's witnesses. sometimes I get into clashes with my extended "family" and in some cases have ousted us because were not according to their standards and non-conforming. Sometimes I wish they can understand that's not a way a person can live, they are just making themselves look like idiots.

OMG Ogami, with that type of differing mix of religious standards how (religiously) are you supposed to please one sect without pissing off another?? sounds like you grew up in an otherwise impossible situation..

It was worse when I told them I became atheist
My parents are both catholic my sister christian and my grandmother and a couple of uncles are Evangelical Christians and I had aunts and uncles who are Mormons and yeah, sometimes there would be epic religious arguments at the dinner table.

Odd, because Witnesses can take medicine and have surgery, as long as it it bloodless. Mom even has an artificial knee. But Christian Scientists are really fucked in the head. Won't even take an aspirin. Had a girlfriend back in the mid 90s that was a Scientist. She died of an easily cured stomach disorder because she wouldn't see a doctor about it. She wasted away over a years time before she died.

Jehovah's just knocked on my door, I do find it offensive that they seek you out in your own home. Of I was into searching God I would visit a church. It's like I would should up at their home with a boom box playing black metal, insisting they listen to a full album.

not way more fundamental - totally different beliefs...ie: 144,000 people will ever get to heaven, christ was impaled not crucified, all other "christians" are heretics, there isnt really any hell, most of the angels are actually jesus.....it goes on and on